After my initial test and review of Pacific Pellet’s Gourmet BBQ Hickory Pellets I chose a Bone-In Turkey Breast to test their Gourmet BBQ Northwest Apple Pellets. My neighbor Tom was kind enough to supply me with a 5 lb Gobbler. I had planned on using a Chicken Roaster stand but part of the backbone was removed so I just placed it on a Frog Mat and used a pan for the drippings which worked great.
Rubbed Annie’s Roasted Garlic EVOO under/on the skin and seasoned under/on the skin with Fagundes Seasoning .
Preheated my MAK 2 Star General Wood Pellet BBQ Smoker-Grill with Gourmet BBQ Northwest Apple Pellets. SETPOINT to Smoke (~180ºF). Smoked the Bone-In Turkey Breast for 2 hours at which point the temperature was bumped to 350ºF until the Internal Temperature (IT) at the thickest part of the breast hit 170ºF.
Took 3½ hours to go from an IT of 38ºF to 170ºF. Let the Bone-In Turkey Breast rest under a foil tent for 20 minutes before slicing while steaming Asparagus and boiling a few ears of Corn.
The Money $Shot$ … Apple smoked Bone-In Turkey Breast slices, Asparagus, and an ear of Corn on the Cob … I Love simple light Summer meals! I think I will be doing more of these types of meals during the Winter.
The Pacific Pellet Gourmet BBQ Northwest Apple Pellets performed beautifully and provided a wonderful Apple Smoke infused flavor to the Turkey Breast. Bone-In Chicken or Turkey Breasts provide very moist results and accept smoke flavors like a sponge accepts water!!
I expected similar superior results from the Gourmet BBQ Northwest Apple Pellets that I observed with their Gourmet BBQ Smoked Hickory Pellets and I wasn’t disappointed. Visit Gourmet BBQ Pellets Review for the results of the Hickory pellet test.
Started with a freshly vacuumed MAK 2 Star General Grill.
As with their Hickory Pellets the Apple Pellets had no discernible sawdust when filling the pellet hopper nor was there any at the bottom of the 20 lb bag. I also found the pellet to be uniformly sized.
The Apple pellets are a darker, richer color than it’s Hickory counterpart which I’m sure is attributed to the actual Hardwood itself. The photo below shows the small amount of pellets used over the 4+ hours of use (preheat, smoke/cook, and cool down).
Started with 20 lbs and this shows the consumption of a couple of pounds for the Smoke (2 hours at ~180ºF) and Cook (~1½ hours at 350ºF) plus 20 of cool down.
These Gourmet BBQ Pellets from Pacific Pellet are proving to be a great efficient product and as you can see below produce minimal amounts of ash. Apple pellets from other manufacturers have shown to produce more ash than other flavors in my MAK 2 Star Grill but these pellets are producing noticeably less amounts of ash. I am very excited and pleased with these pellets and the reactions I’m receiving from my Family and Guests are a testament to their out-of-this-world grilling experience claims. Give them a try, you’ll appreciate the difference!!
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